Selling a home in Boston
Every sale starts from a different place. These guides cover the situations Boston sellers ask Juan Murray about most, and each one ends with a net proceeds estimate set up for that situation.
Expired Listing? Relisting a Boston Home That Did Not Sell
Why Boston listings expire, how few homes sell in the six months after an unsold listing ends, and what Juan Murray reviews before a home is relisted.
Read the guide ›Price Reduction Strategy for Boston Home Sellers
When and how to reduce the asking price on a Boston home, what the reduction does to net proceeds, and the alternatives Juan Murray reviews with sellers first.
Read the guide ›Downsizing in Greater Boston: A Seller's Plan
How Greater Boston homeowners plan a downsize: timing the sale and the next home, use and occupancy agreements, the capital gains exclusion, and estimating net proceeds.
Read the guide ›Selling a Home for the First Time in Boston
A step-by-step guide for first-time sellers in Boston: Massachusetts paperwork, the offer and P&S, certificates sellers order, closing costs and net proceeds.
Read the guide ›Selling an Inherited or Estate Home in Massachusetts
How an estate sale of a Boston home works: the personal representative's authority, probate court steps, preparing the property, taxes to review and estimating proceeds.
Read the guide ›Selling a Home During a Divorce in Massachusetts
How a home sale works during a Massachusetts divorce: who signs, following the court order or agreement, neutral communication and estimating each owner's share.
Read the guide ›Selling an Investment Property in Boston
How to sell a Boston rental or multi-family: tenant-occupied vs vacant, leases and deposits at closing, 1031 exchange timing, and estimating net proceeds.
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Selling in a specific neighborhood
Jamaica Plain
Median sold price $849,000, with sales by property type and days on market.
See the numbers ›Roslindale
Median sold price $731,000, with sales by property type and days on market.
See the numbers ›Hyde Park
Median sold price $682,500, with sales by property type and days on market.
See the numbers ›Dorchester
Median sold price $753,250, with sales by property type and days on market.
See the numbers ›Roxbury
Median sold price $730,000, with sales by property type and days on market.
See the numbers ›Mattapan
Median sold price $650,000, with sales by property type and days on market.
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Common questions
How do I start selling my house in Boston?
With a net proceeds estimate: the sale price minus mortgage payoff, commission, deed excise tax, closing attorney fee and certificates. It shows what the sale makes possible before any other decision.
How should I price my house to sell?
Start from recent closed sales nearby, adjusted for the home's condition and timing, and check each price against your net proceeds. In a pricing strategy consult, Juan Murray reviews the seller's own net proceeds estimate, recent closed sales nearby, the home's condition and timing, and a plan for pricing and preparing the home.